SELECTED BIOGRAPHY

1934 Born Johannesburg, South Africa

1951 - 54 Studied Painting, Johannesburg Art School, South Africa

1956 Studied Painting p/t at Central School of Art St Martins, London, UK

1967 Immigrated to PUBLICATIONS

1990 Contemporary Art Fair - Sunday Herald Magazine, Victoria, June 10th

1992 New Art Seven - Profiles in contemporary Australian Art. Craftsman House BVI Ltd. pp. 178-181

1993 Review - Elwyn Lynn - Australian Weekend Arts December 4 - 5th

1994 'Sharing Sher's View' - Judith McGrath. Arts Unlimited April/May Issue, pp. 6 – 7 Images 2

Contemporary Australian Painting Craftsman House/G&B Arts International Text, p 21, plates 29 & 179

1995 'A Dual Aesthetic' - Judith McGrath Artlink - Vol. 15, No. 4, p 76

1996 Australian Artist - March, Vol. 141, pp. 68 - 73,

Artists & Galleries of Australia - Max Germaine CD Rom

Review - 'Earth, Air, Fire, & Water', Judith McGrath,

The Western Review, June p 14

Review - 'Patience with the Land in Mind', Eve Arnold,

Business Review Weekly, Sept. 30th, p 83

Review - 'The Elements', Judith McGrath,

The Western Review, November p 20

1998 Images 3 - Contemporary Australian Painting

Craftsman House / G&B Arts International Text, p 19, plate 24

2003 'Fire's On!' - Artist's Chronicle Issue, No. 89, March, p 10

'New Horizons' - Review, Judith McGrath, www.artseeninwa.com

2005 'Lost Horizon' - Judith McGrath, Front cover feature,

Australian Art Review, Issue 07, March/June 05

2006 '4 Painters' - Review, Judith McGrath, www.artseeninwa.com

2007 Arts Chronicle '4 Painters' - Lyn DiCicero, Issue No. 114 May/June - P4

Western Suburbs Weekly - 'Awesome Four', Kate Bruce-Rosser

June 12-18, p31

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS SOLO EXHIBTIONS

1959 New Vision Gallery, London

1960 Lidchi Gallery, Johannesburg

1961 Lidchi Gallery, Johannesburg

1967 Clune Galleries,

1971 Linda Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg

1982 Art Directors' Gallery, Sydney

1984 Old Bakery Gallery, Sydney

1986 Old Bakery Gallery, Sydney

1987 Greenhill Galleries, Perth

1988 Old Bakery Gallery, Sydney

1989 Perth Galleries, Perth; Access Contemporary Art Gallery

1990 Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney

1991 Perth Galleries, Perth; Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney

1993 Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney

1994 Perth Galleries, Perth

1995 Perth Galleries, Perth; Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney; Editions Galleries, Melbourne

1996 Perth Galleries, Perth; Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup WA

1997 Beaver Galleries, Canberra; Editions Galleries, Melbourne

1998 Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney; Perth Galleries, Perth

1999 Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup WA; Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney

2000 Axia Modern Art, Melbourne

2002 Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup WA; Axia Modern Art, Melbourne

2003 Stafford Studios, Perth

2004 Australian Art Resources, Sydney

2005 Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup WA

2006 Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup WA

2007 Mahoneys Galleries, Melbourne

2009 Linton & Kay, Perth WA 2010 Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup WA SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1990 Australian Contemporary Art Fair 2 - Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

1991 Invited Artist - '100 Years of Gold Mining' - Perth Mint, Perth

1992/93 Invited Artist - Western Australian Group Show, Austrade - Hong Kong

1992 Selected - Downland Art Exhibition - Toowoomba, Queensland

1993 Invited Artist - 'On the Other Hand' - S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney Invited Artist, Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

1992/94 Invited Artist - Mandorla Religious Art Prize, WA

1995 Mandorla Art Award WA Regional Gallery Tour - Geraldton & Kalgoorlie

1997 Invited Artist - Redlands Westpac Art Prize – Sydney; Invited Artist - Axia Modern Art, Melbourne

1998 Australian Contemporary Art Fair - Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

1999 The Perth Mint Centenary Art Prize – Perth; Invited Artist - 'Water' - Gunyulgup Galleries Group Show; Selected Artist - International Works on Paper Fair, Sydney

2000 Australian Contemporary Art Fair - Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

2001 Invited Artist - DADAA Group Show - Janet Holmes á Court Gallery, Perth

2003 Invited Artist - Group Show 'Fire's On!', Perth International Arts Festival, Stafford Studios, Perth; Invited Artist - Art 03, The Western Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Victoria Quay, Fremantle

2006 'Four Views' - Charles Hewitt Gallery, Sydney; '4 Painters' - Elements Gallery, Perth; '4 Painters' - Mahoneys Galleries, Melbourne

2007 Invited Artist - Gunyulgup Galleries 20th Anniversary Group Show; Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup WA

AWARDS

1989 First Prize - Gallery Australia Exhibition, Perth

1992 First Prize - WA DILGEA Migrant Art Award; First Prize - Hamersley Iron & Associates, Cossack Art Gallery, Western Australia

1993 Highly Commended - Heritage Council of Western Australia Art Award

1994 Finalist - Mandorla Religious Art Prize, Western Australia

2001 Cossack Art Awards - Prize Winner, Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd.,

Judged by Ken Done

2002 Cossack Art Awards - First Prize, 'Best Overall Artwork' - Shire of Roebourne, judged by Betty Churcher. Photograph by Abigail Harman

In my paintings, an aerial point of view assists me in finding a more abstract vision of the landscape. In the studio, I reassemble my memories of the landscape, creating compositions that have spatial tension between open space and the placement of various landmarks.

With the horizon line as a constant, I use the elements in an attempt to capture a certain mood in the relationship between earth and sky which is unique to Western Australia.

Jules Sher

PRIVATE AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

Rembrant van Rhijn Art Foundation, South Africa

John Schlesinger Art Collection, South Africa

Robert Holmes a Court Collection, Perth, WA

Jerry Levine Collection, San Francisco, USA

The Wesfarmers Collection, Perth, WA

The State Bank Collection, Sydney, NSW

Challenge Bank Collection, Perth, WA

Australian Bankers Association Collection, VIC

Department of Immigration, Perth, WA

Goldfields Art Centre Collection, Kalgoorlie, WA

New Norcia Regional Art Gallery Collection, WA

Linney's Art Collection, Perth, WA Hale School Art Collection, Perth, WA

WA Attorney-General Collection, Perth, WA

Perth College Art Collection, Perth, WA

AMP Art Collection, Sydney, NSW

SAP Australia, Sydney, NSW

Insurance Council of Australia

Cambridge Council, Perth, WA

Sheraton Airport Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Concord Resources Ltd., Sydney, NSW

University Superannuation Board, VIC

The Art Trust, Melbourne, VIC

Colonial First State, Melbourne, VIC

AM International Collection, Stilo, Italy

International Trade Centre, Sydney, NSW

Shire of Roebourne Collection, WA

Dale Alcock Homes Pty Ltd, Perth, WA

Holy Spirit Hospital, , Qld

CORPORATE COMMISSIOINS

Civic & Civic, Perth, WA

John Inverarity Music Centre, Hale School, Perth

Radiation Oncology Centre, Perth

Hollywood Private Hospital, Perth, WA

Mirvac

Rydges Hotel, Perth, WA

Grundy Television, Sydney, NSW

ANA Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Park Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Multiplex, Sydney, NSW

Citibank, Sydney, NSW

Quay West, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC

Holy Spirit Hospital, Brisbane, Qld Godfrey Pembroke - Financial Consultants, Perth, WA

Indian Pacific Capital - Stockbrokers, Perth, WA

Also in Private and Corporate Collections in Australia,

Canada, Israel, Switzerland, South Africa, Singapore,

Japan, United Kingdom, USA, Honk Kong, France,

Germany, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Holland